Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen 760 times since escalating aggression
Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree says Saudi Arabia has bombed Yemen 760 times since escalating its attacks on the country, warning that Riyadh’s continued aggression will draw a stronger response.
Saree said on Sunday that Saudi warplanes had carried out 28 airstrikes against Yemen over the previous 24 hours, using F-15 and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets launched from the Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases.
He said the strikes targeted the provinces of Ta'iz, al-Jawf and Ma’rib.
Meanwhile, Yemeni government spokesman Omar Al-Bukaiti warned that continued Saudi attacks on civilian targets would trigger a more forceful Yemeni retaliation under the equation of “escalation for escalation and siege for siege,” as well as Yemen’s right to self-defense.
Al-Bukaiti said earlier in the day that Saudi warplanes operating from Khamis Mushait and Taif had carried out 732 airstrikes against Yemen, describing the attacks as violations of Yemeni sovereignty and bloodshed against the Yemeni people.
He said Saudi aircraft had also targeted civilian areas in the capital, Sana’a.
“The Saudis’ continued attacks will carry a heavy price for Riyadh,” Al-Bukaiti warned, saying Yemeni forces would respond with their strongest capabilities and would not hesitate to strike Saudi targets in order to deter further aggression.
He said Yemeni forces’ strikes were highly precise and that the country’s armed forces maintained strict operational discipline.
Al-Bukaiti said any civilian casualties caused by Saudi air defenses were the result of the trajectory of intercepted missiles. He also rejected Saudi claims that Yemeni forces had attacked the holy city of Mecca, calling the allegation a “blatant lie.”
Yemeni Armed Forces have recently pushed back Saudi-backed Yemeni militants from parts of the country’s western coast, including the strategic port city of al-Mokha and several coastal islands, and say they have consolidated their control over areas overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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